They were told they’d troop with honour
to defend our nation’s grace;
how fortitude would be enough
to save the human race.
They were trained to fight with courage
being free would fuel their fire,
justify the loss of souls
with peace upon the pyre.
They were led to death with orders,
belief in righteous cries
to qualify the stolen truths
which bleed through tearful eyes.
Colin Ward
from “Ripples”
©2018
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